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Nassagaweya is a two-storeyed timber house (c.1885) with a pyramid roof in corrugated iron, which was previously slate. Built on a corner block, the square-shaped core has a number of gabled projections on the street frontages.
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Nassagaweya is significant for its close association with architect and politician Arthur Morry, built as his own residence.
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The side elevation is a complex arrangement of gabled insert verandahs, the louvred verandah and a projecting kitchen entry.
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The front elevation is dominated by a double-storeyed gabled verandah on the left which has cast-iron
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